TEENAGER Michael Downey expressed to his friends a pronounced disappointment upon discovering a new neighbour had failed to live up to his understanding of supposed cultural and societal norms. Earlier in the week Michael had talked at length to several friends about a new family moving in next door and how he saw a ride… Read more »
A new study involving common sense and taste buds reveal Ireland is not yet willing to accept ‘foreign milk’ or UHT Milk as it is more commonly referred to. Statistics show other European nations consume UHT Milk at a far higher rate than Ireland. When on holidays, Irish people are often faced with no option… Read more »
With great power comes great responsibility or so the famous saying goes. With the greatest power in the Western world comes a vast array of spying capabilities – this is not a famous saying as I’ve just said it now for the first time but feel free to repeat it, giving me appropriate credit. Despite… Read more »
DUBLIN CITY Council was advised by the rest of the country today that collecting rainwater is probably a great place to start with its struggling water supply. Water reservoirs were said to be at an all time low this week due to the incredible Summer we had, and that from tonight there will be nightly… Read more »
Due to Global warming and high levels of contamination in the water, the river Suir or ‘sewer’ has to be drained every 12 years in order to clean its mucky bed. In 1975, a large plug hole and underground tank was constructed at the bottom of the Fjord by Waterford City Council. The 12 metre… Read more »
THE NATION had a little skip in its step this morning after it was revealed that novelist Amanda Brunker did not win the celebrity apprentice last night. Hundreds of thousands of viewers tuned in for the TV3 final last night, which seen B*Witched band member Edele Lynch win €25,000 prize for her chosen charity. The… Read more »
Dublin native Caoimhe Carey is recovering today from an almighty hangover after the latest ‘girl’s night out’. Caoimhe, the last of her single friends, was politely condescended to by her married friends as they insisted she would ‘find the one’ despite expressing no dissatisfaction at being single. As the night progressed and several wine bottles… Read more »
Ciaran Walshe, a 27-year-old call centre worker, has spent the last 40 minutes sitting on the toilet and is now beginning to worry. In a display of misplaced faux-macho bravado he told several male co-workers he was going ‘to drop the kids off at the pool’. Walshe’s witty aside was met with appreciative laughter with… Read more »
Viral gorging internet kings Buzzfeed have digitally penned an open letter to its readership in a desperate attempt to find more ideas for their trademark ‘lists’. Buzzfeed, despite its aspirations towards serious journalism, rely heavily on the ‘share-ability’ of their content which attempts to capture the universality of human existence. Buzzfeed initially found great success… Read more »
